US tech titans ramp up pressure on EU

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 8, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg's U-turn on Meta's content rules piles pressure on the EU - already in the crosshairs of Donald Trump ally Elon Musk - to prove it still calls the shots when it comes to Big Tech's behaviour in Europe. Barely two weeks before Trump's return to the White House, Zuckerberg dropped a bombshell Tuesday by pulling the plug on fact-checking at Facebook and Instagram in the United